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Maryland stands to make nearly $100 million more in Big Ten than ACC by 2020
Annual payouts will skyrocket when the Big Ten renegotiates its television deal
President Loh addressed the school's financial needs at Monday's press conference
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The University of Maryland stands to make nearly $100 million more in conference revenue by 2020 with its switch from the ACC to the Big Ten, according to projected revenue information presented to the school by Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany, SI.com has learned.

The projected information shows how Maryland could afford its $50 million buyout from the ACC, a fee the school is expected to attempt to reduce through legal action.

When Maryland joins the Big Ten in 2014, it projects to make more than $12 million more than it would have in the ACC. That projected difference jumps to $19 million annually in 2017 after the Big Ten renegotiates its television contract.

According to the official, Maryland projects to make $32 million when it joins the league for the 2014-15 season, well beyond the ACC's projected payout of $20 million.

The real jump in projected revenue comes in 2017, after the Big Ten negotiates its new television contract. The Big Ten payout that year projects to $43 million, dwarfing the $24 million the ACC projects to pay out that year. During his Monday press conference, Maryland president Wallace D. Loh said the school's motivation to realign is largely financial. Delany declined comments regarding finances in a telephone interview Monday.

Here's how the financial payout per school breaks down for upcoming years, according to the information Delany relayed to Maryland officials: The school will make $32 million in 2014, $33 million in 2015, $34.5 million in 2016 and then $43 million in 2017.

Those numbers continue to steadily climb, as the Big Ten payout projects to jump to $44 million in 2018 and $45 million in 2019

You can get to 6, because NCAA by-laws require at least 5 teams to maintain a conference. That said, these are just ignorant hopes and wishes by mutards that were a little dismayed the B12 didn't break apart the last time. Texas doesn't want to go west. They like having their little fiefdom. They like having most of their games within driving distance for their fans. MU fans are just so preoccupied with envy of UT they can only wish for bad things to happen to it, and if it affects KU in the process, all the better.

In 10 years, who knows? But right now, nobody is looking to leave, let alone test the GOR, its just an outright stupid argument.

I don't want the Big 12 to collapse. I want them to add Cincy and Louisville.

Before you post shit like this, you should remember that you have the single worst track record on this topic bar none.

Oh yeah, prove it. Get a collection of all the posters who have ever posted anything in regards to realignment, grade something they actually said WOULD HAPPEN to get a percentage of correct versus incorrect.

Otherwise

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People have to remember these conferences expand for different reasons. The B12 has to be careful because only certain teams add value to the TV contract. You can't just be out there trying to fill a number.

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